We wouldn't be where we were today... you probably wouldn't exist, maybe not me or even these forums right now... we wouldn't be even close if religion didn't exist, because believe it or not, it is vital and necessary for our progression. Think about it, there would be no free will, no growth, no development. Science wouldn't be were it was today if it weren't for faith, not only in religion, but in humanity itself. Everything we know of today, whether positive or negative, is due to the existence of religion.